Experience

Greater Richmond SCAN

• Advocate

  August 2014-presesnt | 5 hours per month •Educated parents and care-givers on positive, non-violent parenting •Provided parenting resources to low socioeconomic families •Modeled healthy adult-kid interactions to at-risk families •Assisted in running numerous fundraisers, while simultaneously educating the general public on services provided through SCAN August 2014-presesnt | 5 hours per month •Educated parents and care-givers on positive, non-violent parenting •Provided parenting resources to low socioeconomic families •Modeled healthy adult-kid interactions to at-risk families •Assisted in running numerous fundraisers, while simultaneously educating the general public on services provided through SCAN



Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

• Administrative Volunteer

  June, July, and August 2007 | 5 hours per week •Spent a summer providing office & clerical support for charity organization and assisting in event coordination & community relations June, July, and August 2007 | 5 hours per week •Spent a summer providing office & clerical support for charity organization and assisting in event coordination & community relations



UMFS Child and Family Healing Center

• Youth Counselor

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  | 40 hours per week •Mentor teenage residents living in a therapeutic, residential program, who have had severe trauma and are also neurologically different •Approach residents using a trauma informed model •Provide formal group and individual therapy using collaborative problem solving •Role model healthy relationships and an active lifestyle •Created and executed an ongoing yoga and running club for 25 residents. •Collaborated with outside agencies to bring in direct resources for the residents. •Provide medication to all residents in my care, including a youth with Type 1 Diabetes.



The Circle Preschool

• Direct Care Volunteer

  • 2015 - 2015

  July 2015-presesnt | 5 hours per week •Engaged in guided therapeutic play with preschool age youth who have had trauma and abuse •Encouraged preschoolers to focus on individual, weekly therapeutic goals while providing a safe environment •Help transition youth from one activity to the next, using therapeutic techniques •Attend monthly trauma informed training on developmental delays often seen in preschool aged trauma victims July 2015-presesnt | 5 hours per week •Engaged in guided therapeutic play with preschool age youth who have had trauma and abuse •Encouraged preschoolers to focus on individual, weekly therapeutic goals while providing a safe environment •Help transition youth from one activity to the next, using therapeutic techniques •Attend monthly trauma informed training on developmental delays often seen in preschool aged trauma victims



Discovery School

• Group Leader

  • May 2014 - Oct 2014

  120 hours per week •Lead a group of up to 15 at risk girls, ages 12-17, through a year round wilderness program, focusing on group dynamics and accountability. The group participated in a work project daily, which could consist of cutting down trees for fire wood, building a structure or maintaining grounds. •Held up to 15 informal group therapy sessions on a daily basis, focusing on appropriate social interactions, conflict resolution, and individual therapeutic goals •Created a healthy and safe environment for the female youth while encouraging confidence and can do attitudes •Followed a structured schedule where every minute was accounted for, holding all youth accountable. •Hiked in the backcountry for up to 7 days. •Took youth running during off hours to help build better relationships